Parts, Machinery and Tools (East Halls)

Car Mate Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Smart Roof Base Rack System
An exhibiting base rack system has 2 types of integrated sensors to help the user to visualize the hook fitting strength and load weight from a smartphone. Smart safety system for base rack.

Background: To decrease user’s worry about whether carrier is set securely or not. App visualizes fitting condition by gathering sensor data. This system is currently planned to be used for driving tests. In the future, gathered test data will be utilized for design criteria.

New technology:
1) Load sensor for detecting carrier base weight which is visualized in the App. It alerts on under/over load.
2) Torque sensor for detecting screw torque on hook of carrier base. App alerts if the screw is not properly torqued.